Events for Feb. 10-17

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Events are free unless noted. Fees usually include materials; call to confirm. All area codes are 503 unless noted. SCHOLARSHIPS

Pioneer District Garden Clubs offers a $1,000 scholarship to residents of Columbia, Washington or Yamhill counties enrolled full time in an Oregon two- or four-year college with a 3.25 GPA in their sophomore, junior or senior year (freshman students may apply for their sophomore year). Majors include horticulture, conservation, environment, land management and related subjects. Applications must be postmarked by March 15. For more information, call 524-5309 or send e-mail to marciawhitelock@comcast.net.

The OSU-Washington County Master Gardener Association offers a $1,000 scholarship for post-secondary education in horticulture and plant sciences. Applicants must be residents of Washington County for at least two years with high school, private school or home-schooled degrees or GED certification. They must be enrolled or planning to enroll by Sept. 30 in an accredited college, university or trade school and taking at least 12 credits per term with a minimum 3.00 GPA. Applications must be postmarked by April 1. For more information, visit WCMG.

CHEHALEM GARDEN CLUB: 7 p.m. Sherian Wright on mason bees and how to set up a habitat for the gentle and hardworking pollinators. Community Room. First Federal Savings and Loan Newberg, 121 N. Edwards St., Newberg; www.oregongardenclubs.org/chehalem or 538-9634

ONGOING

"KATSURA IMPERIAL VILLA: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ISHIMOTO YASUHIRO": The late Japanese American photographer's black-and-white images will be on view in two rotations and highlighted by the art boxes of Daniel Fagereng. During garden hours, noon-4 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Ends Feb. 20. Japanese Garden, 611 S.W. Kingston Ave.; free with garden admission ($6.75-$9.50); www.japanesegarden.com or 223-1321

NEW YEAR CELEBRATION AT LAN SU CHINESE GARDEN: Two-week Chinese festival features music and dance performances; interactive activities such as lantern-making and zodiac bookmark-stamping; lectures on feng shui, calligraphy and seasonal plants; and the loudest and most colorful of New Year activities, the lion dances. Through Feb. 17; most activities during garden hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Lan Su Chinese Garden, Northwest Third Avenue and Everett Street; most events free with garden admission ($6.50-$8.50); www.lansugarden.org or 228-8131

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SATURDAY

BIRDS IN THE BACKYARD: 10 a.m. Learn how easy it is to entice birds by providing them with housing and a food source. Registration requested. Farmington Gardens, 21815 S.W. Farmington Road, Aloha; www.farmingtongardens.com or 649-4568

JUNIOR GARDENERS CLUB AT THE OREGON GARDEN: 10 a.m. Series of workshops aims to teach children about gardening, the outdoors, health and fitness, arts and crafts and community awareness. Suitable for ages 5-10. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Participants may become garden members and pay for the whole series or attend individual sessions on a drop-in basis. Feb. 12: "Explore Like Lewis and Clark" (interactive history). The Oregon Garden, 879 W. Main St., Silverton; $15 drop-in rate for age 7 and younger, $23 for 8 and older (both include one adult); $50 annual membership fee covers garden admission for the child member and one adult guest and admission to all Junior Gardeners club activities; www.oregongarden.org or 877-674-2733

Calendar items run on a space-available basis. Please submit notices at least one month before the event to Homes & Gardens Listings Desk, The Oregonian, 1320 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97201; or by e-mail (send as a plain text file, with Homes & Gardens in the subject line) to listings@oregonian.com. Except for cancellations and corrections, notices cannot be accepted by phone.